• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2020

Railway tracks are the direct supporting structures of the trains, which are vulnerable to produce large deformation under the temperature stress or subgrade settlement. The health status of track is critical, and the track should be routinely monitored to improve safety, lower the risk of excess deformation and provide reliable maintenance strategy. In this paper, the distributed optical fiber sensor was proposed to monitor the continuous deformation of the track. In order to validate the feasibility of the monitoring method, two deformation monitoring tests on one steel rail model in laboratory and on one real railway tack in outdoor were conducted respectively. In the model test, the working conditions of simply supported beam and continuous beam in the rail model under several concentrated loads were set to simulate different stress conditions of the real rail, respectively. In order to evaluate the monitoring accuracy, one distributed optical fiber sensor and one fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor were installed on the lower surface of the rail model, the strain measured by FBG sensor and the strain calculated from FEA were taken as measurement references. The model test results show that the strain measured by distributed optical fiber sensor has a good agreement with those measured by FBG sensor and FEA. In the outdoor test, the real track suffered from displacement and temperature loads. The distributed optical fiber sensor installed on the rail can monitor the corresponding strain and temperature with a good accuracy.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.106-112
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• 2003

In order to do continuous health monitoring of large structures, it is necessary that the distributed sensing of strain and temperature of the structures be measured. So, we present the temperature compensation of a signal from a fiber optic BOTDA (Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis) sensor. A fiber optic BOTDA sensor has good performance of strain measurement. However, the signal of a fiber optic BOTDA sensor is influenced by strain and temperature. Therefore, we applied an optical fiber on the beam as follows: one part of the fiber, which is sensitive to the strain and the temperature, is bonded on the surface of the beam and another part of the fiber, which is only sensitive to the temperature, is located nearby the strain sensing fiber. Therefore, the strains can be determined from the strain sensing fiber while compensating for the temperature from the temperature sensing fiber. These measured strains were compared with the strains from electrical strain gages. After temperature compensation, it was concluded that the strains from the fiber optic BOTDA sensor had good coincidence with those values of the conventional electrical strain gages.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.168-173
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• 2004

Brillouin scattering-based fiber optic sensors are useful to measure strain or temperature in a distributed manner. Since the Brillouin frequency of an optical fiber depends on both the strain and temperature, it is very important to know whether the Brillouin frequency shift is caused by the strain change or temperature change. This article presents a temperature compensation technique of a Brillouin scattering-based fiber optic strain sensor. Both the changes of the Brillouin frequency and the Brillouin gain power is observed for the temperature compensation using a BOTDA sensor system. Experimental results showed that the temperature compensated strain values were highly consistent with actual strain values.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.443-450
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• 2016

한 개의 감지 광섬유 라인으로 분포 온도와 몇 개의 변형률을 측정할 수 있는 새로운 광섬유 센서 연구를 수행하였다. 분포 온도는 감지 광섬유의 라만 안티-스토크스 산란광을 시간영역 반사계(OTDR: optical time domain reflectometry)로 측정하고, 변형률은 광섬유 브래그 격자(FBG: fiber Bragg grating)를 사용하여 측정하였다. 분포 온도는 4 km의 단일 모드 광섬유의 감지 광섬유로부터 안티-스토크스 후방 산란광을 양방향에서 취득하고 새로이 고안된 수식으로 온도를 계산하였다. 온도 실험은 감지 광섬유의 중간쯤에서 약 50 m의 광섬유 부분의 온도를 $30^{\circ}C$부터 $70^{\circ}C$까지 $10^{\circ}C$ 간격으로 변화시키면서 실험한 결과 온도 측정 오차 범위는 $0.50^{\circ}C$이하로 확인되었다. 또한 감지 광섬유에 설치된 FBG는 변위 스테이지로 변형시키고 파장 변화를 광학 스펙트럼 분석기로 측정한 결과 각각 0.10 nm, 0.17 nm, 0.29 nm, and 0.00 nm를 얻었다. 이러한 파장 이동은 각각 $85.76{\mu}{\epsilon}$, $145.55{\mu}{\epsilon}$, $247.86{\mu}{\epsilon}$, $0.00{\mu}{\epsilon}$에 해당되었다.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.293-301
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• 2010

한국원자력연구원 내에 위치하는 방사성폐기물지하처분연구시설의 터널 내 벽면의 지반변위 및 온도 변화를 실시간으로 감시할 수 있는 시스템을 구축하였다. 이 시스템은 광섬유케이블(Optical Fiber Cable)의 Brillouin 산란현상을 이용하는 분포개념의 온도 및 변형율 측정기법(Distributed Temperature and Strain Sensor: DTSS)을 적용하는 기술이다. 2년여 동안 감시한 결과 터널 벽면 쇼크리트 표면에서 균열 등과 관련한 뚜렷한 벽면 변위 징후는 발견되지 않았다. 다만, 시간이 경과함에 따라 터널 내에서 지하수 누출 지점을 중심으로 벽면에서 변형의 누적 크기가 증대되어가는 경향을 보이나 그 크기는 미약하고 완만하게 진행함을 확인하였다. 계속적인 지하수에 의한 포화-습윤-건조 등의 현상이 반복되는 구간이나 포화상태에 있는 구간은 점진적으로 영향이 커질 것으로 예상된다. 광섬유센서케이블을 이용한 분포 개념의 측정 및 분석기술은 구조물의 특성에 따라 선택적 탄력적 적용이 가능하다. 변형률의 계측 범위는 $20{\mu}{\varepsilon}{\sim}28,000{\mu}{\varepsilon}$ 크기까지 변위 계측이 가능하다. 변형률의 해상도는 0.01mm로서 최소 매 1m 간격, 온도는 $0.01^{\circ}C$ 해상도를 가지고 최소 0.5m 간격으로 감시가 가능하다. 기존의 특정지점 계측방법(Point Sensing)과는 확연하게 차별된다. 현재까지 운영한 결과 본 감시시스템은 방사성폐기물 처분시설 등 공동과 사면의 장기감시시스템으로 적용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.75-82
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• 2013

We propose a fiber grating sensor system for condition monitoring of large scale wind turbine blades. For the feasibility test of the proposed sensor system, a down-scaled wind turbine has been constructed and experimented. Fiber grating sensors were attached on a blade surface for distributed strain and temperature measurements. An optical rotary joint was used to transmit optical signals between the FBG sensor array and the signal processing unit. Instead of broadband light source, we used a wavelength-swept fiber laser to obtain high output power density. A spectrometer demodulation is used to alleviate the nonlinear wavelength tuning problem of the laser source. With the proposed sensor system we could measure dynamic strain and temperature profiles at multi-positions of rotating wind turbine blades.

• 한국마린엔지니어링학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국마린엔지니어링학회 2006년도 전기학술대회논문집
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• pp.275-276
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• 2006

선박 및 해양기자재의 안전 진단을 위한 기존의 기술은 접 센서(point sensor)를 이용한 변형률 측정 기술이 대부분이라 할 수 있다. 본 논문은 기존의 기술보다 효율적으로 응용될 수 있는 광섬유 센서를 이용한 분포 개념의 온도 및 변형률 측정(DTSS: Distributed Temperature & Strain Sensing) 기술에 대해 소개하고 있다. 이 기술은 선체 응력 모니터링, 해양 구조물 안전진단, subsea flowline 모니터링, platform의 riser 안정성, umbilical 모니터링 등에 활용될 수 있다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.86-95
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• 2006

Brillouin backscatter is a type of reflection that occurs when light is shone into an optical fibre. Brillouin reflections are very sensitive to changes in the fibre arising from external effects, such as temperature, strain and pressure. We report here several case studies on the measurement of strain using Brillouin reflections. A mechanical bending test of an I beam, deployed with both fiber optic sensors and conventional strain gauge rosettes, was performed with the aim of evaluating: (1) the capability and technical limit of the DTSS technology for strain profile sensing; (2) the reliability of strain measurement using fiber optic sensor. The average values of strains obtained from both DTSS and strain gauges (corresponding to the deflection of I beam) showed a linear relationship and an excellent one-to-one match. A practical application of DTSS technology as an early warning system for land sliding or subsidence was examined through a field test at a hillside. Extremely strong, lightweight, rugged, survivable tight-buffered cables, designed for optimal strain transfer to the fibre, were used and clamped on the subsurface at a depth of about 50cm. It was proved that DTSS measurements could detect the exact position and the progress of strain changes induced by land sliding and subsidence. We also carried out the first ever distributed dynamic strain measurement (10Hz) on the Korean Train eXpress(KTX) railway track in Daejeon, Korea. The aim was to analyse the integrity of a section of track that had recently been repaired. The Sensornet DTSS was used to monitor this 85m section of track while a KTX train passed over. In the repaired section the strain increases to levels of 90 microstrain, whereas in the section of regular track the strain is in the region of 30-50 microstrain. The results were excellent since they demonstrate that the DTSS is able to measure small, dynamic changes in strain in rails during normal operating conditions. The current 10km range of the DTSS creates a potential to monitor the integrity of large lengths of track, and especially higher risk sections such as bridges, repaired track and areas at risk of subsidence.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.683-688
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• 2014

This paper presents a high-performance flexible tactile sensor based on inorganic silicon flexible electronics. We created 100 nm-thick semiconducting silicon ribbons equally distributed with 1 mm spacing and $8{\times}8$ arrays to sense the pressure distribution with high-sensitivity and repeatability. The organic silicon rubber substrate was used as a spring material to achieve both of mechanical flexibility and robustness. A thin copper layer was deposited and patterned on top of the pressure sensing layer to create a flexible temperature sensing layer. The fabricated tactile sensor was tested through a series of experiments. The results showed that the tactile sensor is capable of measuring pressure and temperature simultaneously and independently with high precision.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1998년도 하계학술대회 논문집 E
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• pp.1837-1839
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• 1998

This paper proposes the strain-insensitive temperature sensing in quasi-distributed sensor system using different thermal expension coefficient materials. This system has the high sensitivity and hasn't the necessity of reference signal. We can monitor the condition of the power cable with this system.